Reborn in 1991, I opened supermarkets all over the world.

Although the supply and marketing cooperative had a backlog of slow-moving goods, the people of Dongxian County had limited money and demand.

If the supply and marketing cooperative exerts sufficient effort and conducts effective publicity, it can indeed weaken Lu Zifeng to some extent.

Most importantly, Zhou and Su did not need to show their faces, and the supply and marketing cooperative was merely responding to the documents from above, leaving them with no leverage to exploit.

Thinking of this, Su Min felt much happier.

She then noticed Jiang's mother's expression and saw Jiang Ce's resignation letter on the desk. She couldn't help but sneer, "Jiang Ce, what a waste of talent. By the way, Lao Zhou, you haven't approved it yet, have you? Why don't you give him a leave of absence without pay? The kid is immature, but we elders should leave him a way out."

Jiang's mother looked up at Su Min gratefully: "Thank you so much, Factory Director and Mrs. Factory Director. I will definitely talk to Jiang Ce about it again."

After getting up, Jiang's mother gave her a reassuring look, saying, "Don't worry."

After Jiang's mother left the factory manager's office, Su Min sat down: "I went to check out their shopping mall. Lu Zifeng uses the supermarket model from abroad. Customers can just reach out and take what they want without bothering anyone to fetch it, and they don't have to endure the disdainful looks they get from supply and marketing cooperatives. The variety and prices of goods are entirely up to you."

The Su family, after all, runs a department store business, so they weren't entirely ignorant of this model.

Zhou Hai hadn't heard of that before, and analyzed, "So it means it can save on labor costs?"

Su Min said, "Saving labor costs is one aspect, but the key is that customers are completely free when shopping. They can pick up this and that to look at, and they might end up buying more."

Zhou Hai was completely baffled: "Where did Lu Zifeng, at such a young age, learn all this? Does he have relatives abroad?"

Su Min shook her head: "I don't know, let's wait and see. Actually, his actions have put a lot of pressure on the supply and marketing cooperative. I believe we can persuade Director Chen. In any case, the supply and marketing cooperative is still more reliable in the eyes of the people. As long as the price difference is not too large, the supply and marketing cooperative still has the advantage."

"Well, let's try using their strength against them first, and see how it goes."

In contrast to the gloomy atmosphere in Zhou Hai's office, the New Era Self-Service Supermarket was bustling with activity, with even Lu Xiaoye and Lu Zhenzhen coming to help after school.

Holding a 240ml bottle of Pepsi, Lu's mother approached Qiao Ling with a worried expression.

"Xiaoling, is there a mistake with this price? The cost price per bottle is 1.2 yuan, and you're selling it for 1.1 yuan?"

Qiao Ling pulled Lu's mother aside and whispered, "This was Zifeng's idea. He said that price-sensitive products can be used to attract customers."

Lu's mother looked completely bewildered: "What does 'price-sensitive' mean? What does 'traffic generation' mean?"

Qiao Ling explained with a smile, "For some items whose prices are very familiar to customers, they can tell at a glance which store is cheaper, and then assume that everything we have is cheaper than others. In fact, if they happen to buy just one other item, we've already made our profit."

Lu's mother was skeptical, but she couldn't tarnish her reputation as someone who had worked at the supply and marketing cooperative her whole life, so she pretended to understand.

Then, pointing to a low platform, she asked, "What's this thing? It takes up a lot of space here, doesn't it?"

Qiao Ling further explained, "This is called a central island counter. It's used to store low-priced, high-profit items that are likely to induce impulse purchases by customers."

Lu's mother stammered, "Oh, that's why it looks familiar?"

Lu Zifeng, who was standing next to him, turned his head and asked, "Where have you seen this before?"

"Ahem," Mrs. Lu tried her best to hide her embarrassment, "I've worked at the supply and marketing cooperative my whole life, what haven't I seen?"

Lu Zifeng smiled at Qiao Ling, who slapped his arm and said, "What are you smiling for? Get to work!"

Before the goods were even fully arranged, an elderly woman was already peering out the door with a colorful flyer in hand: "You're delivering eggs, right?"

Zhong Qin went over and explained, "Auntie, we only open on July 1st."

The old lady said "Oh" and started going home to settle her accounts.

To reach the 20 yuan threshold for delivering eggs, they checked the kitchen.

Rice is a necessity; you have to buy it sooner or later.

The toothpaste seems to be almost gone; I'll have to buy more sooner or later.

Looking at the towels on the washstand, it seems like it's time to change them...

It doesn't matter where you buy these things.

You can even get a free carton of eggs by buying from the self-service store right at your doorstep!

perfect!

The old man was very satisfied with his wife's overall arrangements.

After all, carrying so many things not only saves you from walking a long distance, but the girls at the self-service store also have such sweet smiles.

To prepare for the opening of the New Era Self-Service Supermarket, many companies are making plans at home.

Of course, Lu Zifeng also needs to make plans.

A shopping mall of nearly 300 square meters needs sales assistants who constantly move around.

On the one hand, it's to answer customer inquiries, and on the other hand, it's to prevent theft and unauthorized consumption.

One glockenspiel alone is definitely not enough.

Those street thugs are obviously no longer of any use, but they can pick a couple of reliable targets.

Meanwhile, to prevent anyone from arguing with the sales staff after being caught stealing, Jiang Ce and Song Zheng take turns keeping watch.

Lu Zifeng took out two hundred yuan and gave it to Zhong Qin, saying, "This is your salary for June."

Zhong Qin was a little excited: "They're giving so much? I didn't even complete my full workday in June."

Lu Zifeng said, "Two hundred yuan is just the basic salary. After the official opening in July, in addition to the basic salary, you sales assistants will also receive performance-based bonuses. The performance bonuses are based on a variety of factors, including the store's monthly sales, merchandise loss, and service attitude. Sister Ling will calculate the specifics for you."

"Thank you, Brother Feng." Zhong Qin waved two hundred-yuan bills in front of Jiang Ce.

Jiang Ce swallowed hard, his dignity as a man suffering another blow—after all, his salary at the cannery was only 120.

Lu Zifeng said to Jiang Ce, "Although you also came to work in June, I treated you as a brother and helped you out, so I didn't pay you. Starting in July, your basic salary will be 300, and your performance bonus will be calculated the same as Zhong Qin's and the others. Learn more from Sister Ling first, and I will arrange for you to get a driver's license later, and then make adjustments."

"What about me?" Song Zheng leaned closer.

"You're just like Jiang Ce."

Gu Quan stood to the side, a cigarette dangling from his lips, his eyes narrowed, watching Jiang Ce and Song Zheng with smug satisfaction.

He worked with Lu Zifeng on field missions, dealing with much more than just a few dollars or cents, so his pay was much higher than Jiang Ce's.

Seeing that the cigarette butt was too hot to smoke, Lu Zifeng shouted, "Smoking is prohibited in the store!"

"Tui!" Gu Quan immediately spat, but the saliva was too sticky, and the cigarette butt stuck to his lips.

"what!"

Jiang Ce chuckled smugly, "Serves you right for being so smug!"